Ep. 59: The Good Side of Your Inner Child
We've all heard about healing our inner child but that's only half the story.
In this episode, we're exploring the side of your inner child that doesn't get talked about nearly enough: the part that holds your curiosity, imagination, natural gifts, and the clues to what truly lights you up. Together, we'll uncover how conditioning pulls us away from our authentic selves, why reconnecting with your childhood interests matters more than ever, and simple ways to begin remembering the version of you that existed before the world told you who to be.
In This Episode We Cover:
* Why we naturally lose touch with the best parts of our inner child as we grow up.
* How childhood conditioning shapes our beliefs, identity, and sense of what's "possible."
* Practical ways to reconnect with your curiosity, creativity, and authentic interests.
* Why your childhood passions may hold the biggest clues to your purpose and fulfillment.
* How to stop living for other people's expectations and start creating a life that genuinely lights you up.
Our inner child doesn't just carry our wounds, it also the key to our happiness and our natural gifts.
Resources Mentioned:
* Ep. 2: To Be Magnetic [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-2-growth-series-pt-1-subconscious-reprogramming/id1808949173?i=1000705502191]
20 Journal prompts to Rediscover Your Inner Child
Your inner child isn't only where your wounds began.
It's also where your curiosity, joy, creativity, imagination, and natural gifts first showed themselves.
As you work through these questions, don't worry about finding the "right" answer. Instead, notice what memories, emotions, or themes continue to surface. Often, our purpose leaves breadcrumbs long before we recognize them.
1. What activities made you completely lose track of time as a child?
2. What did you pretend to be when you played?
(Teacher, athlete, artist, entrepreneur, veterinarian, performer, scientist, parent, explorer...)
3. What were you naturally curious about?
What topics could you ask endless questions about?
4. What did adults often compliment you on
5. What did your friends or siblings naturally come to you for?
6. If no one could judge you, what would you spend more time doing today?
7. What parts of yourself have you slowly edited to fit in or be accepted?
8. What dreams have you labeled as "unrealistic" that still quietly live inside you?
9. When and what are you doing when you feel most like yourself?
10. What brings you genuine joy—not because you're productive, but simply because you enjoy it?
11. Looking back, what themes seem to repeat throughout your life?
(People, interests, careers, hobbies, conversations, books, experiences.)
12. If your childhood self met you today, what would they be proud of?
13. What do you think would surprise or disappoint your younger self about the way you're currently living?
14. What have you always been drawn toward, even if you've never pursued it professionally?
15. Where in your life do you feel the most alive?
16. What beliefs about yourself do you think belong to your authentic self...and which ones were learned from other people?
17. What does your inner child wish you would make more time for?
18. If your life wasn't driven by fear, obligation, or other people's expectations, what would change first?
19. What qualities did you naturally embody as a child that you'd like to welcome back into your life?
(Curiosity, playfulness, confidence, creativity, wonder, kindness, imagination, courage...)
20. Finish this sentence without overthinking it:
"If I stopped holding myself back, I would….”
